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So unbelievably (to me), I've woken up today to having over 20,000 followers on here, which is just mind-blowing. When I started advocating for #AcademicMentalHealth I could never have foreseen how much reach I would get. I thought no-one would pay attention. I was wrong. 1/n
To celebrate 20k of you being here (thank you all so much) I thought I'd highlight 20 initiatives related to #AcademicMentalHealth, some I've been involved in, others not, that I'd like you to be aware of. It's never been about me - it's about this community. So here goes 
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1. The #100Voices project. 100 researchers, over 100 days, sharing 100 unique mental health journeys. Thank you to all of you that has made this possible (and we even have started the second #100Voices, so that's 200 of you sharing your experiences)
http://www.Zjayres.com/100voices 3/n
http://www.Zjayres.com/100voices 3/n
2. Voices of Academia ( @academicvoices) set up to share your experiences through blogs, co-founded by me and @DrMarissaKate, now with a whole team of us @EKing_Sci and @nolan_syreeta working behind the scenes (thanks for being so awesome!)
http://www.voicesofacademia.com 4/n
http://www.voicesofacademia.com 4/n
3. Voices of Academia is expanding to a podcast! Here's the preview: it will launch on February 10 and has been the passion project of @EKing_Sci (who is phenomenal!). This is another way we are working to normalise #AcademicMentalHealth 5/n https://twitter.com/academicvoices/status/1357245587155021828?s=19
4. My mental health poster series, all free to download and distribute, covering a range of different mental health experiences through academia, from undergrad to professor. You can find the whole series on my website with full transcripts. 6/n http://www.zjayres.com/posters
5. My most recent collaboration with @ScienceOnA to bring you an #AcademicMentalHealth collection of products (designed by @heidirgardner) to break the stigma around mental health. You can buy them here, and even better, £1 of all sales go to charity. 7/n https://scienceonapostcard.com/product-category/mental-health-collection/
6. @DragonflyMH, a truly amazing not for profit organisation dedicated to improving #AcademicMentalHealth worldwide through consultation, research, and content delivery. An amazing community that *you* yourself can volunteer for to drive for change. 8/n
http://www.dragonflymentalhealth.com
http://www.dragonflymentalhealth.com
7. Dragonfly Café. A peer support group, started by @DragonflyMH, hosted by the wonderful @AstroVictorSee, that runs 3x weekly to provide a safe space for academics (no matter what career stage) to reach out, talk to, and support each other. 9/n https://twitter.com/DragonflyMH/status/1333459188270456839?s=19
8. @CactusMHS, who have a #AcademicMentalHealth webinar series, and have conducted several surveys to look at how the research culture can be improved for better mental health, as well as running the #MyMentor campaign (kudos to @AndieAitch and team!) 10/n https://twitter.com/CactusMHS/status/1349973242727944194?s=19
9. PhD Balance ( @PhD_Balance), an amazing initiative founded by @SusannaLHarris, now spearheaded by @SourKrause94 (and team), to support graduate students throughout their PhD. From community pet pics to specific taught modules, they have you covered! 11/n https://www.phdbalance.com/
10. The wonderful awareness posters by @E_Clarke_Sci (she's worth the follow) exploring PhD mental health. I'm excited to see her work grow. 12/n https://twitter.com/E_Clarke_Sci/status/1357263931774009344?s=19
11. The Wellbeing Thesis by @StudentMindsOrg, an online resource for postgraduate research students to support your wellbeing, learning and research. There's a variety of useful tips and tricks to help you through getting that thesis. 13/n https://thewellbeingthesis.org.uk/
12. The SMaRteN network ( @NetworkSmarten) the student mental health research network, which enables you to keep up to date with new and emerging trends in mental health, and connect with others with similar interests. 14/n
https://www.smarten.org.uk/
https://www.smarten.org.uk/
13. The Mental Health in Physics support group moderated by @theoreticalwzrd, a peer support network for the physicists of you out there. You aren't alone. 15/n https://twitter.com/theoreticalwzrd/status/1313322455935651841?s=19
14. The blog @InsideAcademic created by @RobbySeaborne to work towards changing the culture of mental health, as well as personal and institutional mindsets in academia. More recently they have also released their Mindside Performance Podcast too. 16/n https://www.insideacademia.co.uk/
15. The #COVIDCompanions hashtag run by @DrPetra to lessen the isolation of the pandemic and help get us through. Also worth a mention is her amazing #BeingWellInAcademia book, one of the only books I've found covering #AcademicMentalHealth 17/n https://www.routledge.com/Being-Well-in-Academia-Ways-to-Feel-Stronger-Safer-and-More-Connected/Boynton/p/book/9780367186708
16. R Voice, an online community discussion hub to talk about research, but also more recently about mental health and wellbeing too, driven by the amazing @CactusMHS team, with frequent uplifting community posts about mental health 18/n https://mentalhealth.researcher.life/feed
17. The #VirtualNotViral ( @virtualnotviral) tweet chat series, that often covers #AcademicMentalHealth, set up to support PhD students through the pandemic. Run by @ThomsonPat and @AnujaCabraal 19/n https://twitter.com/virtualnotviral/status/1356012882526314496?s=19
18. The wonderful other communities (I can't cover them all here) that also talk about mental health. Here's some: @DisInHigherEd @OpenAcademics
@hapyresearchers @BlackInMH @Study_ADHD #DisabilityTwitter @AcademicChatter @What2doWithTHAT @DearGradStudent 20/n
@hapyresearchers @BlackInMH @Study_ADHD #DisabilityTwitter @AcademicChatter @What2doWithTHAT @DearGradStudent 20/n
19. Grad chat, hosted by the wonderful @xiaofei_lin, which is now also a podcast, for real talk discussions on life as a graduate student, covering a range of topics from neurodiversity to being an international student and moving country. 21/n https://twitter.com/xiaofei_lin/status/1356700117852585984?s=19
20. And finally the hashtag #AcademicMentalHealth
created to unite our community and to enable us to share our experiences. There's so much work going on (and more I haven't covered) to improve things. There is hope. And most importantly you absolutely are not alone. 22/22
created to unite our community and to enable us to share our experiences. There's so much work going on (and more I haven't covered) to improve things. There is hope. And most importantly you absolutely are not alone. 22/22
